Where does “*geld” come from?

*geld (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic geldą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- — to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay.

Ancestry of “*geld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicgeldąThat which is paid out; reward, gift, money
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay

Words derived from “*geld”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geldą →